The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
Elie WieselRead
In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism.
Interpretation
True understanding and mastery of spirituality requires time and study.
Elie Wiesel emphasizes the importance of a deep and thorough understanding of religious texts before delving into the complexities of mysticism. He argues that spiritual insights cannot be rushed or acquired instantaneously, as they demand patience and rigorous learning.
In practice
During a sermon, when discussing the depth of spiritual practices.
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don't think it's human to become an agent of the angel of death.
Certain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside.
We're alone, but we are capable of communicating to one another both our loneliness and our desire to break through it. You say, 'I'm alone.' Someone answers, 'I'm alone too.' There's a shift in the scale of power. A bridge is thrown between the two abysses.
No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has escaped the kingdom of night.
My loyalty to my people, to our people, and to Israel comes first and prevents me from saying anything critical of Israel outside Israel… As a Jew I see my role as a melitz yosher, a defender of Israel: I defend even her mistakes… I must identify with whatever Israel does – even with her errors.
Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
Though reading and conversation may furnish us with many ideas of men and things, yet it is our own meditation must form our judgment.
Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.
A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing.
You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.
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